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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-26853 EUVD-2024-24115GHSA-xh88-4pfp-fhr6

igc: avoid returning frame twice in XDP_REDIRECT

Published Apr 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

igc: avoid returning frame twice in XDP_REDIRECT

When a frame can not be transmitted in XDP_REDIRECT
(e.g. due to a full queue), it is necessary to free
it by calling xdp_return_frame_rx_napi.

However, this is the responsibility of the caller of
the ndo_xdp_xmit (see for example bq_xmit_all in
kernel/bpf/devmap.c) and thus calling it inside
igc_xdp_xmit (which is the ndo_xdp_xmit of the igc
driver) as well will lead to memory corruption.

In fact, bq_xmit_all expects that it can return all
frames after the last successfully transmitted one.
Therefore, break for the first not transmitted frame,
but do not call xdp_return_frame_rx_napi in igc_xdp_xmit.
This is equally implemented in other Intel drivers
such as the igb.

There are two alternatives to this that were rejected:
1. Return num_frames as all the frames would have been
transmitted and release them inside igc_xdp_xmit.
While it might work technically, it is not what
the return value is meant to represent (i.e. the
number of SUCCESSFULLY transmitted packets).
2. Rework kernel/bpf/devmap.c and all drivers to
support non-consecutively dropped packets.
Besides being complex, it likely has a negative
performance impact without a significant gain
since it is anyway unlikely that the next frame
can be transmitted if the previous one was dropped.

The memory corruption can be reproduced with
the following script which leads to a kernel panic
after a few seconds. It basically generates more
traffic than a i225 NIC can transmit and pushes it
via XDP_REDIRECT from a virtual interface to the
physical interface where frames get dropped.

#!/bin/bash
INTERFACE=enp4s0
INTERFACE_IDX=`cat /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/ifindex`

sudo ip link add dev veth1 type veth peer name veth2
sudo ip link set up $INTERFACE
sudo ip link set up veth1
sudo ip link set up veth2

cat << EOF > redirect.bpf.c

SEC("prog")
int redirect(struct xdp_md *ctx)
{
return bpf_redirect($INTERFACE_IDX, 0);
}

char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
EOF
clang -O2 -g -Wall -target bpf -c redirect.bpf.c -o redirect.bpf.o
sudo ip link set veth2 xdp obj redirect.bpf.o

cat << EOF > pass.bpf.c

SEC("prog")
int pass(struct xdp_md *ctx)
{
return XDP_PASS;
}

char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
EOF
clang -O2 -g -Wall -target bpf -c pass.bpf.c -o pass.bpf.o
sudo ip link set $INTERFACE xdp obj pass.bpf.o

cat << EOF > trafgen.cfg

{
/* Ethernet Header */
0xe8, 0x6a, 0x64, 0x41, 0xbf, 0x46,
0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
const16(ETH_P_IP),

/* IPv4 Header */
0b01000101, 0, # IPv4 version, IHL, TOS
const16(1028), # IPv4 total length (UDP length + 20 bytes (IP header))
const16(2), # IPv4 ident
0b01000000, 0, # IPv4 flags, fragmentation off
64, # IPv4 TTL
17, # Protocol UDP
csumip(14, 33), # IPv4 checksum

/* UDP Header */
10, 0, 1, 1, # IP Src - adapt as needed
10, 0, 1, 2, # IP Dest - adapt as needed
const16(6666), # UDP Src Port
const16(6666), # UDP Dest Port
const16(1008), # UDP length (UDP header 8 bytes + payload length)
csumudp(14, 34), # UDP checksum

/* Payload */
fill('W', 1000),
}
EOF

sudo trafgen -i trafgen.cfg -b3000MB -o veth1 --cpp

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.13 6.1.82

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.7.12-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.7.12-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.82-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +49 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +27 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2002.2 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 +10 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:5363
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:5363
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 RHSA-2024:5102
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 RHSA-2024:5101
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.2 EUS bpftool 7.0.0-284.80.1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:5672
RHEL 9.2 EUS kernel-rt +14 5.14.0-284.80.1.rt14.365.el9_2 RHSA-2024:5673
RHEL 9.2 EUS perf +47 5.14.0-284.80.1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:5672
RHEL 8.8 EUS perf +26 4.18.0-477.70.1.el8_8 RHSA-2024:6206

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux 9 rv +60 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +11 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 ALSA-2024:5101

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 RLSA-2024:5363
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 RXSA-2024:5101, RLSA-2024:5101
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 RLSA-2024:5102
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +3 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1644-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-syms 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-18.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1 1-150600.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1 1-150600.13.3.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_14 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13 1-150500.11.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +2 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-64kb +5 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +2 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-64kb +7 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1644-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel No fix yet —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-5363
Oracle Linux 9 rv +27 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-5363
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 ELSA-2024-5101

Advisories 27

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